The Ministry of Finance and Planning will continue implementation of the Government’s Fiscal Administration Modernization Programme. This will be done with the $1.4 billion allocated in the 2015/16 Estimates of...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has been allocated an additional $10 million in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before Parliament, to continue implementation of a project designed to...

Consumption Taxes for the month of January were due to be filed at the end of February, however Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is allowing taxpayers until Tuesday, March 3, 2015...

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is forecasting that inflation will be within the range of 5.5 and 7.5 per cent over the course of 2015. BoJ Governor, Brian Wynter, said...

The House of Representatives has approved the withdrawal of US$12 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF) to settle Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited’s debt obligations to Glencore Limited. Minister of...

The Government will continue to maintain strong fiscal discipline, as it seeks to grow the Jamaican economy out of debt. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, gave...

The Government has allocated $70.2 million in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, for the Youth Development Programme. The Estimates were tabled in the House of Representatives on February 19 by...

Key capacity building initiatives are to be carried out under the Rural Economic Development Initiative this year, with an allocation of $246.7 million in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure. The...